[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2613 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2613

   To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to revise the limitations on trade 
 readjustment allowances under the trade adjustment assistance program 
                              for workers.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 24, 2001

   Mr. McIntyre (for himself, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
 Norwood, Mr. Spratt, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Shows, Mr. Hayes, 
Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Hart, and Mr. Burr of North Carolina) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to revise the limitations on trade 
 readjustment allowances under the trade adjustment assistance program 
                              for workers.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO LIMITATIONS ON TRADE READJUSTMENT ALLOWANCES.

    (a) Increase in Maximum Number of Weeks.--Section 233(a) of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2293(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting after ``104-week 
        period'' the following: ``(or, in the case of an adversely 
        affected worker who requires a program of remedial education 
        (as described in section 236(a)(5)(D)) in order to complete 
        training approved for the worker under section 236, the 130-
        week period)''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``26'' each place it 
        appears and inserting ``52''.
    (b) Additional Weeks for Individuals in Need of Remedial 
Education.--Section 233 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2293) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, in order 
to assist an adversely affected worker to complete training approved 
for the worker under section 236 which includes a program of remedial 
education (as described in section 236(a)(5)(D)), and in accordance 
with regulations prescribed by the Secretary, payments may be made as 
trade readjustment allowances for up to 26 additional weeks in the 26-
week period that follows the last week of entitlement to trade 
readjustment allowances otherwise payable under this chapter.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to an individual receiving trade readjustment 
allowances pursuant to chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 
(19 U.S.C. 2271 et seq.) on or after January 1, 2001.
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